We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
25,611 83.95% $71,125 H-1B
2,507 8.22% $29,712 H-2A
2,205 7.23% $349,466 PERM
183 0.60% $79,168 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 30,506 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 25,611 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.95% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,507 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 8.22% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 5 $32,144 83.33%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 5 $36,546 83.33%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 5 $51,147 83.33%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 5 $61,310 83.33%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 5 $45,972 83.33%
Administrative Services Managers 5 $47,670 83.33%
Petroleum Engineers 5 $58,411 83.33%
Biostatisticians 5 $92,027 100.00%
Health Educators 4 $33,405 80.00%
Clergy 4 $34,440 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archivists 1 $29,203 33.33%
Auditors 1 $66,082 33.33%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $18,430 33.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $52,146 33.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1 $71,614 33.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1 $60,050 33.33%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $27,490 33.33%
Upholsterers 1 $37,773 33.33%
Purchasing Managers 1 $139,006 33.33%
Kansas Employees Over Time
Kansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,402 employees were hired. Kansas peaked in 2018 with 2,359 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,734 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Kansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Algeria 1 $18,782 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $50,710 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $32,670 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,518 100.00%
Barbados 1 $166,400 100.00%
Belgium 1 $72,322 100.00%
Ethiopia 1 $57,054 100.00%
Moldova 1 $57,034 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $17,368 100.00%
Bahamas 1 $107,869 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 80 $67,866 95.24%
Security Benefit Corporation 79 $66,355 96.34%
Emporia State University 79 $43,936 97.53%
Globallogicinc 70 $84,428 86.42%
Ericsson Inc 69 $67,193 95.83%
Idatalytics Llc 63 $73,954 87.50%
Hays Medical Center Inc 62 $197,158 86.11%
Ascend Learning Llc 62 $89,398 92.54%
Payless Shoesource Inc 61 $63,473 91.04%
Quintiles Inc 59 $64,896 92.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shawnee Mission Tree Service Inc 6 $26,007 30.00%
Rsa Security Llc 6 $86,747 30.00%
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $17,576 25.00%
Kana Software Inc 5 $76,652 26.32%
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center 5 $44,994 26.32%
Npc International 5 $51,243 26.32%
Ceva Us Holdings Inc 4 $96,257 21.05%
Elp Aviation Inc 4 $63,223 21.05%
Caravan Ingredients Inc 4 $95,961 21.05%
Jayhawk Hospitalists Pa 4 $107,245 22.22%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 517 $31,051 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 359 $32,164 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 188 $32,174 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 124 $33,465 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 111 $33,364 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 89 $32,526 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 78 $33,182 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 69 $28,491 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 54 $31,549 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 49 $32,857 100.00%

Kansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kansas over all years is $71,125. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage